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Arts Therapies in Schools

Arts Therapies in Schools

Research and Practice

Edited by Vicky Karkou

Paperback: £24.99 / $39.95

2009, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-633-3, BIC 2: MQTC JN JNSL

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Introduction. Part I - Mainstream Schools. Dance Movement Psycho/Therapy.1. From the Dance Studio to the Classroom: Translating the Clinical Dance Movement Psychotherapy Experience into a School Context. Dr Suzi Tortora, Dance/Movement Psychotherapist, Dancing Dialogue, New York, United States. 2. PEACE through Dance/Movement Therapy: The Development and Evaluation of a Violence Prevention Programme in an Elementary School. Lynn Koshland, Dance/Movement Therapist and Social Worker, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 3. Finding a Way Out of the Labyrinth Through Dance Movement Psychotherapy: Collaborative Work in a Mental Health Promotion Programme for Secondary Schools. Vicky Karkou, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Scotland, Ailsa Fullarton, Art Therapist, Glasgow, Scotland and Susan Scarth, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Scotland. 4. Making Space Inside: The Experience of Dramatherapy within a School-Based Student Support Unit. Jo Christensen, Dramatherapist, Cornwall, England. 5. Solution-Focused Brief Dramatherapy Group Work: Working with Children in Mainstream Education in Sri Lanka. Genevieve Smyth, Dramatherapist, Edinburgh, Scotland. 6. The Searching Drama of Disaffection: Dramatherapy Groups in a Whole-School Context. Toby Quibell, Dramatherapist, Learning Challenge, Northumberland, England. 7. Educational Music Therapy: Theoretical Foundations Explored in Time-Limited Group Work Projects with Children. Emma Pethybridge, Music Therapist, Herdmandflat Hospital, Haddington, Scotland and James Robertson, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Scotland. 8. Art Therapy in Education for Children with Specific Learning Difficulties who have Experienced Stress and/or Trauma. Unnur Ottarsdottir, The Reykjavik Academy and Art Therapy Studio, Iceland. 9. 'Give me Some Paper': The Role of Image Making as a Stabilizing Force for a Child in Transition. Frances Prokofiev, Leeds Metropolitan University, England. Part II - Special Schools. 10. I am Here to Move and Dance With You: Dance Movement Psychotherapy with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Hilda Wengrower, University of Barcelona, Spain. 11. Dramatherapy, Autism and Relationship Building: A Case Study. Lynn Tytherleigh, Dramatherapist, England and Vicky Karkou. 12. The Capacity for Imagination: Implications for working with Children with Autism in Art Therapy. Fuyuko Takeda. Art Therapist, England. 13. Music Therapy for Children with Autism in an Educational Context. Jo Tomlinson, Music Therapist, England. 14. Unmasking Hidden Resources: Communication in Children with Severe Developmental Disabilities in Music Therapy. Cochavit Elefant, University of Bergen, Norway. 15. Facing the Challenge: A Music Therapy Investigation in the Evidence-based Framework. Katrina McFerran, University of Melbourne, Australia and Jennifer Stephenson, Macquarie University, Australia. Summary and Conclusions. The Contributors. Index.